Donna Fox is awesome! She is bright, She is fun, and best of all she knows her stuff!

Donna is in town tomorrow night, October 13 to speak at AIMEN.  If you have plans… CHANGE THEM!  Do whatever it takes to get downtown and be a part of this event.

P.S.  Here’s a gift for you… A teleseminar that I did with Donna’s real estate investment group about how to sell real estate using Social Media.

The Big Bad Property Sale we talk about was introduced at this teleseminar for $297.  To celebrate Donna’s visit I’m going to knock off $200!  Don’t worry about the price on the sales letter, the shopping cart will only charge you $97 when you check out.  Only for the next couple of days, and then the price goes right back to $297.

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When it comes to getting a replacement window contractor bid, you may feel like you’re way back in the Wild, Wild West!

Most areas do not regulate companies selling windows.  You are going to meet people that make all kinds of promises about how much they will lower your utility bill, how their double pane window is better than a 366 glass triple pane window, and on and on and on…

The bottom line is: you must do your homework.  Learn the facts that are important to your environment.  If you’re in a warm climate, you want to know about Solar Heat Gain Coefficient.  If you’re in a colder climate, U-Value will be  important to you.  Visible Light Transmission tells you how dark the glass is.

Finally, make sure to pay attention to how much Ultra-Violet Light (UV) the window blocks out.  Keeping UV out will protect your furniture, window coverings, wood floors and more.

Don’t just accept the lowest bid on windows.  Take all these factors into account to measure your true Return on Investment.

Home Energy Solutions windows, exclusively from BMC West, feature Cardinal 366 glass as a standard feature and many other features that make it the most energy efficient window on the market.  Email: jhodge@bmcwest.com for more information.

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Passive Solar Heating systems and geo thermal heating systems are becoming more and more popular.  They may also be a way to differentiate your home from others for sale.

Many power companies are now offering rebates for homes that have these systems. If you consider these rebates, along with your monthly energy bill savings, you might find that the cost of a passive solar heating or geothermal heating system  is less than you think.

Check with your local mechanical contractor or Heating & Ventilation contractors to see if it might make sense to add this to your home.

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Clients pay me top dollar to create marketing strategies that attract more business for them. But truthfully, I’d much rather teach somebody new skills, than do the work for them.

That’s why I want to share with you my absolute favorite internet marketing event. Watch this video and you’ll see exactly what I’m talking about.

This April will mark the third time I’ve attended Armand Morins Big Seminar. Last year I generated over $250,000 in revenue within the first 6 weeks. In fact, the principles l Iearned were a big influence on our entire BigBadHomeSale.com business model that was written about in the Wall Street Journal online and also the Austin Business Journal. So mark your calendar now, and meet me in Atlanta for Armand Morins Big Seminar 11

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We often say “Sell the Lifestyle, not the house,” at the Big Bad Home Sale.  What does that mean?

Jim Chronin just nailed it!  His excellent post at the Real Estate Tomato is right on shows you exactly how you can make your home stand out from all others on the market. This is great stuff and right at the core of the Big, Bad Home Sale. Think about how Jim’s ideas can make your home sell faster. The Big Bad Home Sale book and member section show you step by step how to do exactly what he is talking about.

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WOW! You won’t believe the call I had tonight. A man called me
because his home has been on the market for 4 months. He has had
only 3 showings.

Get this… He lowered his price $150,000.
That’s right ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.

Guess what happened…

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Here’s some great news:

Jim Remley, who just released his latest book, “Sell Your Home In Any Market” will be our guest on Thursday’s Teleseminar. I’ve been reading the book and am very impressed with his great tips… Of course you know that my favorite chapter is the one about web marketing!

Don’t miss this one.  Jim is a Real Estate Veteran, and author of 3 books on the subject.  We’re going to hear some great stuff!

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There was post on Zillow that really tugged at my hearstrings today.  Somebody wrote: 

“Just curious to know if anyone else out there is in a similar boat…  My husband is in sales and is now in a new territory.  Its a great opportunity for us, but like a lot of people, we have to sell before we can all move…”

Boy, we’ve been to this movie! I really wanted to give some good advice to help these people sell their home, so I spent almost an hour putting together this post.  I want to share it with you because I know there is so much pain out there with people needing to sell their homes fast.

 (My Response)

TJ, I know exactly how you feel. We wanted to avoid this situation when I got relocated which was the impetus for us creating our home sale system.

First of all, I want to commend you for a great website, then I’d like to make a few suggestions that I feel will help you make it more effective. Is that OK?

Here’s what I like about what you are doing:

• You do a great job showing why your home is unique (great pictures, descriptions, etc.)
• You are open and transparent (Disclosure Statement prominently displayed)
• You are a very articulate communicator… even a great storyteller (for instance, your Zillow post about your giant pine tree is fantastic!)
• You have your own descriptive web domain http://1212brownstreet.com… Excellent! Read the rest of this entry »

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Once again, our Big, Bad Home Sale was featured in a prominent business publication.  The Austin Business Journal featured a very nice story about us today.  You can read about it at:

http://bigbadhomesale.com/abj

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One word in the title of this ABC News article says it all. “McMansion” has evolved as the preferred way to lump lots, mass-produced, indistinguishable structures into a single category. These folks will always have trouble selling their homes if hey don’t find a way to differentiate themselves from all other homes on the market.

The Big, Bad Home Sale system helps all homeowners maker their home stand out and get noticed. 

“Sell the LIFESTYLE, not the house!”

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To those of you who joined us last night, thank you for making this the
Teleseminar such a huge success.  Your emails and feedback this morning
have been outstanding.  Sherri and I are ecstatic to be stirring up so much
creativity, passion and hope where there had previously been only pain.

If you couldn’t make it last night, we’ve got you covered!  We just posted
the replay at http://bigbadsales.com/prod/webcast_080117/getitnow/webcast_080117_xiosoft.htm.

The objective of our home sale teleseminar was to outline all the steps you
need to take to sell your home fast.  I’m sure you will agree; we gave you
that and a whole lot more.

Whether you are selling your home by owner (”fsbo”), a realtor, or a real estate investor, listen to “Proven Marketing Secrets to Sell Your Home Fast.”

Let’s Sell You Home Fast,

Steve Rosenbaum
http://BigBadHomeSale.com

P.S.  We will be having a brand new FREE teleseminar next week with a brand new guest.  Be on the lookout for our announcement soon!

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It’s quite a thrill to have a newspaper of the stature of The Wall Street Journal pick up on our success!  Please read the WSJ blog post about the Big Bad Home Sale creative real estate sales techniques and comment on the WSJ site!

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This is a great question that we get asked a lot.  It’s especially relevant today as home values plunge to record lows.

Picture this: Remember when Apple launched the new iPhones this summer and thousands of people waited in line to pay TOP DOLLAR?

Why did they do it?

One of the biggest reasons is because Apple’s marketing is ingenious… 2nd to none.  People were dying to be the first to have an iPhone.

Have you ever seen anybody stand in line for the newest Nokia or LG phone?

Would you rather market your home like Apple or Nokia?  The key to getting TOP DOLLAR for your home is driving lot’s of traffic (i.e. interested buyers) to your home.  If you do it right, you just might start a bidding war!

Now don’t misunderstand us.  We can not and will not promise to get you more money than your home is worth.  Do your job.  Create a BUZZ and attract LOTS of traffic.  The market will tell you how much your home is worth.

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More great news about the Big, Bad Home Sale…

Sherri and I are very blessed to be able to share our good fortunes and help teach others creative real estate strategies to sell their homes.

We have just been offered a publishing contract that will put the Big, Bad Home Sale on bookstore shelves, nationwide in early 2008!

You can imagine how excited we are!  We’ve never done anything like this.  We know we have a great story to tell about how we sold our house, and we love to help others.  The word is spreading.

Of course, the you don’t have to wait until next year.  You can learn a better way to sell your home right now!

Thank you, and please keep telling your friends and family about Big, Bad Home Sale!

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Have you ever met a professional salesperson?Do you notice how they try to learn as much as they can about you before they try to close the deal?Research proves:  “People buy from people they know and trust”The Big, Bad Home Sale process is a great way to build trust and rapport with your prospects before they even come to your house!

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A funny thing happened last week.  Out of the blue, we got an email from a former neighbor that was at our Big Bad Home Sale where we sold our own home.  She told us that one of her friends posted this very nice testimonial about us on the Wall Street Journal (scroll to the bottom to see the comments!)

Independent Street : To Sell Your House, Act Like an Entrepreneur (Try Blogging): “A friend of a friend needed to sell their house and got discouraged with their agents not getting much to happen. He tried an approach of his own and sold it fast, for just about what he wanted. He was so happy with how it went that he wrote a book on it, which is also doing well. What he did is outlined pretty clearly at his link: http://www.bigbadhomesale.com/product/

(I have nothing to do with this, I don’t even know the owner.) Good luck to all in this situation, it’s a tough time to be selling.~ Les      Comment by Les in TexomaLand - November 16, 2007 at 11:22 am

To Les and Corykay, we thank you sincerely for going out of your way to share your kind thoughts about what we are doing!  You will be pleased to know that we have been able to share our good fortunes with to others and help them also sell their homes.

Blessings and Happy Holidays to all of our friends.
Sherri and Steve
http://BigBadHomeSale.com

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IMPORTANT

Today’s video is the last of our introductory series.This information is just the beginning.  If you want to sell your home NOW…
You need to order the Big, Bad Home Sale Quick & Easy Home Sale System.Remember, this is the last of our 7 part introductory series.Why not order now?More Ways to Negotiate
From StrengthWe spoke about this a bit yesterday.  Today’s video show you the numerous ways that you will have the upper hand at the negotiating table.Learn how to make all of this happen with the Big, Bad Home Sale Quick & Easy Home Sale System.

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Have you ever met a professional salesperson?Do you notice how they try to learn as much as they can about you before they try to close the deal?Research proves:  “People buy from people they know and trust”The Big, Bad Home Sale process is a great way to build trust and rapport with your prospects before they even come to your house!

(Videos take several seconds to download. Please be patient.)

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Has this happened to you?When we had our home listed, we had a handful of showings.  We’d ask our Realtor for feedback… only to be told that they couldn’t reach the other agent.“Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah…”One of the best features of the Big, Bad Home Sale is it’s built in follow up system.
Big, Bad Home Sale teaches you how.

(Hint: you’ll market your home much like the Big, Bad Home Sale.  Automatic messages, surveys, videos…  This stuff attract buyers and gets them excited.)

You can do it with the Big, Bad Home Sale Quick & Easy Home Sale System.

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Just last week somebody wrote to us from one of the real estate message boards.

Some “experts” had advised them to lower their asking price by several thousand dollars.  Still nobody was coming to see their home.

“What can we do,” they asked?

The answer to attracting crowds of buyers is not in lowering your price…

Instead the answer is in differentiating your home.

Make your home stand out from the thousands of others on the market.

(Videos take several seconds to download. Please be patient.)

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Yesterday we talked about Costly and Inefficient Advertising.  If you don’t update your information frequently, your message will get stale and actually keep buyers away from your home.Don’t let that happen to you.  Learn how Big, Bad Home Sale Quick & Easy Home Sale System automatically keeps your message fresh, new and interesting.  Your prospects will LOVE you for it and want to buy your house!

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STOP!

Don’t you dare place another newspaper ad until you watch this video!Learn how to stretch your advertising dollars and reach 10 times the buyers for far less money.
Big, Bad Home Sale teaches you how.

How badly do you want to sell your home?  The Big, Bad Home Sale is not for everybody.  But
if you’re willing to learn a better system that literally drives hungry buyers to your door, you will want the Big, Bad Home Sale Quick & Easy Home Sale System.

(Videos take several seconds to download. Please be patient.)

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Too many people put the fate of their homes exclusively in the hands of the mega-huge listing services like MLS, owners.com, etc.

There’s a better way.

Learn how to make your home stand out from the millions of other listings. Use the Big, Bad Home Sale Quick & Easy Home Sale System along with your listings to improve your results and drive hungry buyers to your door!

(Videos take several seconds to download. Please be patient.) 

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We get asked all the time: “How does the Big, Bad Home Sale help sell your house?”

There are 7 critical mistakes that most home sellers make when they list real estate the traditional way.  Join the Big, Bad Home Sale for an expanded tutorial to help you avoid making these same mistakes.  Just give us your email address and we’ll send you the free lessons to help you attract more buyers and sell your home quickly.

(Videos take several seconds to download. Please be patient.)

No matter what type of real estate, house, condo, or vacant land; the Big, Bad Home Sale can help you.  Attract hungry buyers and sell your house with the Quick and Easy Home Sale System will Visit http://bigbadhomesale.com for your free video series “7 Mistakes Most Home Sellers Make”

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Big Bad Home Sale Podcast

Guest:  Kathryn Weber, author of “Sell Your House Now” and syndicated columnist discusses the #1 obstacle facing homeowners trying to sell their home.

Her answer will definitely suprise you!

Learn more about Kathryn Weber at kathryn.BigBadHomeSale.com

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